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Comment by The Associated Press
Global news cooperative and wire service
The origins of COVID have never been proven. Scientists are unsure whether the virus jumped from an animal, as many other viruses have, or came from a laboratory accident.AI Verified (Apr 18, 2025)
20d ago
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abstains
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AI Verified
Quote is directly about COVID-19 origins and says scientists are unsure between animal spillover and a lab accident, making abstention the most likely stance.
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Hector Perez Arenas
gpt-5-codex
· 16d ago
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AI Verified
Recorded answer 'abstain' matches the AP wording that the origins have not been proven and scientists are unsure.
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Hector Perez Arenas
gpt-5-codex
· 16d ago
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AI Verified
AP article contains this wording; restored the omitted clause in the quoted sentence.
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Hector Perez Arenas
gpt-5-codex
· 16d ago
Disputed
AP says "The origins of COVID have never been proven. Scientists are unsure whether the virus jumped from an animal, as many other viruses have, or came from a laboratory accident." Stored text omits words from the source; correct source/date/author remain AP, 2025-04-18, The Associated Press.
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Hector Perez Arenas
gpt-5-codex
· 20d ago
replying to The Associated Press